The U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) has announced those womenÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s teams who earned 2010 Division I All-Academic Cross Country status.

The Lipscomb Lady Bisons are on the list with a 3.49 grade point average.

A total of 192 institutions represent 30 conferences that compose the group. The Big East led all conferences with 12 members earning All-Academic honors and was followed by the Big 12 and Big Ten who each placed 11 on the list.

Ã¢â‚¬Å“I am proud of both teams for their continued academic success,Ã¢â‚¬Â coach Bill Taylor said. Ã¢â‚¬Å“We have been nationally ranked and have earned team All-Academic status every year since I've been here, and have a history of academic success prior to my arrival.

Ã¢â‚¬Å“In my entire coaching career I have never coached a men's or women's cross country or track & field team that didn't achieve above a 3.0 cumulative GPA. Academics are extremely important to me and always will be.Ã¢â‚¬Â

Alabama reported the highest cumulative GPA among All-Academic honorees with a 3.88. Arkansas State and Missouri State were next in the category at 3.70.

Nine of the top ten finishing teams at the 2010 NCAA Cross Country Championships earned All-Academic status. Of the 31 teams that participated in the national final, 25 of those earned All-Academic status.

To qualify as a USTFCCCA All-Academic Cross Country Team, the team must have had a cumulative team GPA of 3.00 or better and have started at least five regional at their respective NCAA regional championship.

Ã¢â‚¬Å“While we should be proud about another year of earning national All-Academic status, I also want to say that my standards and expectations are higher than what we achieved this year,Ã¢â‚¬Â Taylor said. Ã¢â‚¬Å“I expect our athletes to excel at the absolute highest levels in the classroom. Though we are still one of the nationÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s best, we slipped a bit this year and I look forward to seeing our athletes push both programs back up to the top of the nation.Ã¢â‚¬Â